Epizode Festival 2019: The Vietnamese festival blends exuberance with dancefloor endurance

 Phu Quoc, Vietnam 28 December
Circle of Live Funkhaus © Johan Sundell

Sebastian Mullaert’s Circle of Live explored the possibilities of improvisational techno at Funkhaus

 Funkhaus 20 December
ESG © @nietodickens for @elsewherespace

Dance-punk godmothers ESG deliver a jubilant anniversary show in NYC

 Elsewhere, Brooklyn 5 December
Polaris Festival © Constantino Bedin

Polaris 2018: The intimate Alpine festival continues to get the balance just right

 Verbier, Switzerland 29 November

“Less Pitchfork, more panto”: Mariah Carey’s festive London spectacular reviewed

 The O2, London 11 December

In Photos: Rakastella 2018 at Art Basel

 Virginia Key, Miami 8 December
Shoreline Mafia © Vicky Grout

In Photos: Shoreline Mafia

 Scala, London 30 December

MUTEK.MX 2018: Spotlighting digital innovation in the Mexican capital

 Mexico City 19 November
Yves Tumor © Mark Cole

Yves Tumor’s new live show captures his genre-fluid vision

 Hoxton Hall, London 22 November

Le Guess Who? 2018: A well-refined formula for a rich and diverse city-wide festival

 Utrecht, Netherlands 8 November

In Photos: Mira Festival 2018

 Fabra i Coats, Barcelona 8 November
Tierra Whack, Iceland Airwaves 2018 © Rúnar Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Iceland Airwaves: Reykjavik’s eclectic festival still feels fresh 20 years in

 Reykjavík, Iceland 7 November
Blood Orange, Pitchfork Paris 2018 © Alban Gendrot

Pitchfork Paris 2018: The Parisian festival tempered forward-facing curation with a notably restrained atmosphere

 Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris 1 November
Club to Club 2018 © Andrea Macchia

Club to Club 2018: The Italian institution delivers directional programming on a grand scale

 Turin, Italy 1 November
Caterina Barbieri © Adriano Ferreira Borges

Semibreve 2018: A thoughtful, low-key standout in the experimental festival circuit

 Braga, Portugal 26 October
Aphex Twin © Alexander Ostburg

Aphex Twin’s pummelling Berlin show brought a warehouse rave to Funkhaus

 Funkhaus 1 November